[serverlessmom]

Here's an exception to these general rules (first names appearing in surnames) is Peterman: you'd think it was some kind of relation to a relative named peter, but it is actually a name for a profession. A Peterman was someone tasked with finding deposits of saltpeter for the production of fertlizer and gunpower.

A partial documentation is on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltpetre_works

A better narrative of this industry is in Ed Conway's book "Material World" https://edconway.substack.com/p/welcome-to-the-material-worl...

[culi]

Both 'peter' as in the name and peter as in "saltpeter" likely have the same etymological origins meaning something like "rock" or "stone".

[dsego]

Yes, petrus is old latin or greek for rock or stone, Saint Peter was given the name for "the rock" on which the church will be built.

[queuebert]

“Then in the distance, I heard the bulls. I began running as fast as I could. Fortunately, I was wearing my Italian Cap Toe Oxfords." - J. Peterman